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Life Unit 2 Vocab #1

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A tiny particle that contains nucleic acid encased in protein virus
A virus that infects bacteria bacteriophage
A virus that has its genetic material in the form of RNA retrovirus
A viral disease that rhymes with "bumps" and causes your salivary glands to swell. Spread through the air from a cough or sneeze. Very serious. Should get vaccine MMR. mumps
A highly contagious disease caused by a virus found in the nose and throat of humans. Infects respiratory tract, then spreads throughout the body. Symptoms include a rash. measles
A highly contagious disease caused by a virus that infects humans, and causes an itchy rash with blisters that scab over. chicken pox
A virus spread through food or drink; body fluids; or infected blood products. Can cause jaundice, or yellowing of the skin. hepatitis
This triggers an immune response from your body and is composed of weakened or "dead" viruses vaccine
These fight the infection and are triggered by proteins called antigens when you are exposed to a virus antibodies
An organism that makes its own food from simple substances autotroph
An organism that must obtain its food from an outside source heterotroph
These turn nitrogen gas into nitrogen compounds that plants need to grow nitrogen-fixing bacteria
A drug for destroying or stopping the growth of harmful bacteria antibiotic
A disease caused by a toxin produced by a bacteria called Clostridium tetani Tetanus
A disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
A thin, whiplike structure that helps an organism move through liquid flagellum
The process by which sugars and starches are converted by fermenting bacteria into products like cheese and yogurt fermentation
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